Fill in the blanks.
1............... John and his wife are teachers.
Wrong!
Use "Both" to say that John and his wife are each teachers.
2............... she is employed, she has no financial difficulties.
Wrong!
"Now that" introduces a new situation that explains the result.
3Maria, with ............... I share my apartment, is a foreigner.
Wrong!
After the preposition "with", use the object relative pronoun "whom" in formal English.
4............... working overtime, they could not meet the deadline.
Wrong!
"Despite" is followed by a noun or an -ing form such as "working".
5............... you are honest, I will trust you.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Since" and "If" are both possible here, but they give different meanings.
6The thieves ran away ............... they saw the police approaching.
Wrong!
"As soon as" means immediately after something happens.
7He is ............... ill that the chances of his recovery are rather slim.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective in the pattern "so... that".
8............... scores the highest marks will get a prize.
Wrong!
"Whoever" means any person who does the action.
9............... on tiptoe, he reached for the apple.
Wrong!
"Standing" forms a participle clause meaning while he was standing.
10This is the library ............... we used to meet.
Wrong!
Use "where" to refer to a place in a relative clause.
11I always carry an umbrella ............... it rains.
Wrong!
"In case" means as a precaution against something that may happen.
12She had ............... returned from one trip when she embarked on the next.
Wrong!
"Scarcely" is used with "had" before "when" to show one event happened immediately after another.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Both John and his wife are teachers.
- Now that she is employed, she has no financial difficulties.
- Maria, with whom I share my apartment, is a foreigner.
- Despite working overtime, they could not meet the deadline.
- Since / If you are honest, I will trust you.
- The thieves ran away as soon as they saw the police approaching.
- He is so ill that the chances of his recovery are rather slim.
- Whoever scores the highest marks will get a prize.
- Standing on tiptoe, he reached for the apple.
- This is the library where we used to meet.
- I always carry an umbrella in case it rains.
- She had scarcely returned from one trip when she embarked on the next.
